Tob. Sci., 1998, 42-05, p. 27-32, ISSN. 0082-4523
Toxicity of cuticular components from tobacco on the tobacco aphid (Myzus nicotianae Blackman)
Crops Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Oxford, NC, USA; RVWE Consulting, Frenchtown, NJ, USA; Phytochemical Research Unit, Richard B. Russell Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Athens, GA, USA; U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC, USA; Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA, USA
The toxic effects of cuticular components from tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L., against the tobacco aphid, Myzus nicotianae Blackman, were investigated. Purified chemical components were applied topically to aphids in 1 µL of solvent solution (3:1...